The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1887-02-09
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character; you must hammer and forge
yourself one.
Do not despfse n twenty cen cigar or
q Two lola dinner because another
man pays for 1t. ,.94sj.l
Remember it costs moro TO go to a
high priced theatre than it does to taks
a back pew in q FREQ church.
Nothing is beneath you Il it is in tie,
direction Of your life; nothing is great
or desirable il it is off and away frorrrs,
that. g iast glgJl3fIlI sI3l1.g}
Every person las two educations--
ono which ho receives from others, and
Il moro Important, which ;he gives
himself. '7f'r
Without q belief in personal immos-
tally religion surely is like an arch
resting on one pillar, like u bridge end
Ing IN an abyss.
IN the sight Of God no man is poor,
u him who Is wanting in goodness;
n no man is rich, but him who
abounds in virtue. sIp{, N3Et5.I
The sweat Of ono's brow Is 10 longer
a curse when one works for Gcd;G.1I
proves q tonic for the system, and is
actually a blessing.
Inc mind Is weak when 1t has once
given way; it is long before a principle
restored can become as firm as one that,
has never been moved.
Whatever you would not wish youx
netghbor to do to you do it not unto
him. This is The whole law; The rest is
u mere exposition Of it. ,ta,
Bad habits are the thistles of the
heart, and every indulgence OF them is
u seed from Which Will come rortI, .;
new crop Of rank weeds.
Charity towards the Weaknesses OF
human nature is q virtue which we de-
mand In others, but which we find very
hard to practice ourselves.
There are many things that arc
lnorns TO our hopes until we have
attained them. and envenomed arrows
TO our hearts when we have.
Great effort from great motives Is tho
pest definition Of a happy life. THO
easiest labor is a burden to him who
has no motive for performing it.
a true man never frets about his
pace IN the world, but just slides into.
II ny the gravitatlon Of his nature, anG
swings there as easily as a star.
Memory and hope are set like stars
ABOVE the sonl-the one shining dimiy
through the twilight Of the past, the
other lighting the archway Of the fu-
ture.
a jealous soul without meekness is
lke y ship in u storm, in danger or
wrecks, a meek soul without zeal is
like q ship in % calm, that moves not
as fast as it ought.
1t Is better that joy should be spread
over al the day in the form of strength,
Than that it should be cOnsecrated Into.
ecstacies full Of danger and followed
by restrictions.
l'recept and example. like tho blaiaa
OF Y PAIR OF scissors, arc admirably
adapted 10 their end when conjolned;
separated, they lose the greater portion
Of tne,r pElity.
al the nice things of this world ais
Of no further good 20 ua tbon they are
OF US; and whatever we may heap up
to others, we enjoy only as much as we
can use, and no more.
A charitable untruth, an uncharita-
bic truth, and an unwise Managing or
truth or love, are all to be carefully
avoided by him that would 90 with a.
right foot In the narrow way.
Polished steel will not shine iu the
dark, no more can human reason, how
ever refined and cultivated, shine ell
NtStObbAJ bAU ID III 1C1GCUS LuC (IuuC Oh
divine truth from heaven.
Think not that a pleasure which Gol
hath threatened, nor that a.. blessing
which lleayen hath cursed. True spir-
itnal Joy and pleasure come only by
following that which is good.
Froude says: 1.-The Providence which
watches over the affairs Of men works
out Of their mistakes, ut times. q heat
thier issue than could have been accom-
plished by their wisest forethought.
we can easily manage If we will only
take, each day, the burden appointed
for 1t. But the load will be too heavy
for us Il we add to It's weight the bur.
den Of tomorrow before we arc called
to bear 1t. ij
He that will put time and eternity
before him, and who will dare to look
steadfastly on both Of them, will lind
that the moro often he contemplates
them the former will grow greater and
the latter less.
Want Of goods is easily repaired:
poverty Of soul 10 irreparable. Socrates,
seeing a great quantity Of riches, levels
and furniture OF great value carried IN
pomp through the city: elbow many
things" said he, ''do ! not dcsirepn
Suffering we'll borne is better than.
suffering removed. When We reach
tho blessed garden above, we shall ind
that out Of the very bruises and wounds.
over which we sighed and groaueu on,
earth have sprung verdant branches.
bearing most precious fruits for etesnl-
ty.
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